Distant mountains, sunset, the path winds, through the dusk mountains, a slightly dilapidated inn, just on the side of the wooded mountains.

The man who had changed his name to Mu Yi stood in the open space not far from the door of the inn, splitting the firewood like a hill, and the chopped ones were piled up like a hill. He was tall, silent, with no signs of sweating, and his face was originally covered with scars, and his handsome face changed to a hideous and fierce half, which at first glance often made people feel terrible.

This small mountain is called Jiumuling, a small inn, three or five households, is all around. When the Jurchens went south, this side belonged to the affected area, the people around them were scattered, Jiumuling was remote, the original people did not leave, thinking that they could escape under their noses, a small Jurchen scout team patronized here, and everyone died. Later, some foreign refugees lived here, and Mu Yi and his wife Xu Jinhua came the earliest and cleaned up the small inn.

The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and there are occasionally people walking around in the barren mountains, businessmen who are in danger, and green foresters who run the rivers and lakes, come here, make a point, and leave three or five cents. Mu Yi is tall, and the traces of the stab can be faintly seen under the scar, and no one is making trouble here if he asks for peace.

The days passed like this, and when the Jurchens went north, they did not choose this road. Living on this small hill, I can occasionally hear some news from the outside world, and now, the summer is hot, and it can also give people the feeling of living a quiet day. He chopped the wood, and was about to enter with a handful of it, when the sound of horses' hooves came from one end of the road.

There were a total of five people in the original group from the mountain road, all of whom seemed to be dressed in green forests, carrying sticks, knives and guns on their bodies, and they were dusty. Seeing the sun setting, he heard one of the people on horseback say, "Brother Xu, it's not early." There's an inn ahead, so let's rest here! ”

Then someone responded. These five people have been running for a day, they are already tired, and one of them is breathing a little disordered, only the first one has a long breath, and his martial arts can barely be regarded as entering the house. Mu Yi glanced at it. When the five people came over, they went in silently with their heads bowed with firewood.

It was not long after the war, such wild mountains and barren mountains, the roaders were afraid of encountering black shops, and those who opened shops were afraid of encountering strongmen. Mu Yi's body shape and scar didn't seem to be a good type, the five of them discussed a few words outside the laughing inn, and walked in after a while, at this time Mu Yi came out to hold firewood again, and his wife Xu Jinhua greeted him with a smile: "Ah." Five guest officers, do you want to play the tip or stay in the hotel? "On such a barren mountain, you can't point to opening a store to live, but when customers come, there is always something to add.

Several people asked Mu Yi to lead the horses to feed the forage, and told Xu Jinhua to prepare some food, wine and meat, and asked for two more rooms. During this period, the man surnamed Xu, who was the leader, kept staring at Mu Yi's figure. After a while, he turned around and said to his companions: "It's just an ordinary person with some strength." There is no martial arts. The other four were relieved.

Without the worries in their hearts, a few people went upstairs to put their luggage, and when they came down again, the voice was already louder, and the small space of the inn became a little more energetic. Mu Yi's current wife, Xu Jinhua, is already cheerful and spicy, and when she was serving wine and meat, she asked about the origin of several people. The people of the green forest did not hide it, they were all people from Jingzhou, and this time they came out together to participate in a grand event of the green forest, and looked at the demeanor of these people. It's not something to be seen for.

At this time, the family and the country are in trouble, although there are mostly mediocre people, there are also enthusiastic people who want to do something with such and such behavior. Seeing that they were this kind of green forest people, Xu Jinhua was somewhat relieved. At this time, it was not early, the stars and moon rose outside, and the howl of animals faintly sounded in the mountains and forests. The five of them were talking and eating their meals, and at a certain moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the door again, and several people frowned, and they heard the sound of horses' hooves stop outside the inn.

Someone dismounted, pushed the door, and Xu Jinhua, who was sitting at the counter, turned her head to look, this time it was three people who came in with green forest clothes, their clothes were a little old, but the three figures were not easy to do at a glance. The person at the head is also tall, somewhat similar to Mu Yi, with starry eyebrows, sharp and dignified eyes, several small scars on his face, and a long stick mixed with copper on his back.

The three of them came in, looked at the five people surnamed Xu a few times, and the man with the long stick on his back turned to Xu Jinhua and said, "Boss lady, hit the tip, live in the store, two rooms, and the horse will also help feed you." "Just put down a piece of broken silver.

Looking at the broken silver, Xu Jinhua nodded again and again, and said, "Be in charge, be in charge, go and help a few uncles feed the horses!" ”

As he finished speaking, a low voice came from the other side: "Okay." A figure went out through the side door, the woman frowned, and then hurriedly arranged a room for the three of them. One of the three people went up with his luggage, and the two found a square table to sit down, Xu Jinhua ran to the kitchen and brought some rice wine out, and when she went in to prepare the meal, she saw that her husband's figure was already inside.

"The head of the house, there are three more people, why don't you go out and have a look?"

In the past, if there were people from the green forest in the mountains, in order to deter them, Mu Yi often had to go out for a walk, even if the other party couldn't see his depth, such a tall man, with tattoos and scars, most of the other party would not make any messy moves. But this time, Xu Jinhua saw her man sitting on the stool at the door, shook her head a little tiredly, and after a while, she said in a low voice: "You go, it's okay." ”

Xu Jinhua was slightly stunned, then nodded.

Lin Chong was picked up by Xu Jinhua after being seriously injured in the Liangshan incident, and he has been away from the rivers and lakes for several years, but he will not recognize it at this time, the man with the mixed copper long stick on his back is his former brother, "Nine Pattern Dragon" Shi Jin.

Xu Jinhua naturally didn't know this, so she then prepared a meal and sent it to a few people outside. In the inn, it was quiet at this time, and the five people led by the surname Xu looked at this side and said something in one ear after another. The three of them didn't speak, and after the food came up, they buried their heads in eating and drinking. After a while, the middle-aged man surnamed Xu stood up and walked over to this side, arching his hand and saying, "Dare to ask this, but the eight-armed dragon king of Chifeng Mountain, Brother Shi, in person?" ”

Shi Jin frowned and stood up: "It is under the bottom, dare to ask Brother Tai what ...... is"

"In Xia Xu Qiang, he came from Jingzhou with several brothers, and he has heard the name of the eight-armed dragon king for a long time. When the golden dog was there, the Shi brothers had been working against the golden dog, and the golden dog withdrew not long ago. I heard that it was also Brother Shi who led people straight to the Golden Dog Barracks, stabbing dozens of Golden Dogs, and then bloody killings, which made the Jin people frightened. After Xu heard about it, he wanted to get to know Brother Shi, but he didn't expect to see it in this barren mountain and mountain today. ”

There are some news in the green forest that no one will ever know. There are also some news, because of the spread of Bao inquiring, which can be spread quickly from a distance of hundreds of miles. When he said this heroic thing, Shi Jin's eyebrows were not happy, and he waved his hand: "Brother Xu, please take a seat." ”

Xu Qiang sat down generously: "I don't know where Brother Shi and these two good brothers are going." ”

"Just go back to the mountains and meet people." Shi Jindao, "What's the matter with Brother Xu?" ”

Seeing him get straight to the point, Xu Qiang's face froze slightly. But then he laughed: "I and a few brothers want to go to the northwest and do a great thing. As he spoke, he pinched a few gestures and shook his hand, which was a gesture cut on the rivers and lakes, implying that this incident was a grand event convened by a certain big person, and those who understood it could understand it more or less if they looked at it.

Shi Jin nodded. And don't speak. The other party waited for a moment, and said loudly: "Now the Jurchens are going south." I was in turmoil in the world, the city of Bianliang was lost, and the emperor was arrested and sent to the north, a great shame unseen in a thousand years. But the reason for such a shameful humiliation, there is a culprit among them, how many people know? ”

"I don't know what Brother Xu is talking about......"

"It's that earth-shattering rebellion. The big devil who is known as the heart demon, Ning Yi and Ning Liheng! Xu Qiang gritted his teeth and said this name, "This person is not only the public enemy of the green forest, but also worked under the traitor Qin Siyuan, who sought merit. When the Jurchens first came south, they allocated all the good weapons and ordnance to his son Qin Shaoqian's account, and the situation in Bianliang was critical at that time, but millions of people of the Wu Dynasty in the city united to defeat the Jurchens. After this battle, the first emperor saw through his traitor and deposed the traitor, but unexpectedly, this traitor had held the only army that could fight in the court at this time. If it weren't for this, even if the Jurchens came south for the second time, the first emperor would have cheered up and clarified the rule of the officials, and Bianliang would definitely be able to defend it! It can be said that hundreds of thousands of people in Bianliang have been in the country for hundreds of years, and they are all lost in the hands of this traitor who should have killed thousands of knives! ”

He said this impassionedly, loudly, and then he tapped his fingers twice the wooden table. The four men on the nearby table nodded again and again, if it weren't for this thief, how could Bianliang be easily broken by the Jurchens. Shi Jin nodded, already clear: "You are going to kill him." ”

"The hundreds of millions of people of the Wu Dynasty have a common enmity with them! This demon is now hiding in the barren mountains in the northwest, just when the Western Xia people came south, he is facing a dilemma and can't deal with it. When the time comes, we will either kill this demon, or capture this devil's family, and escort it to Jiangning, where we will be cut with a thousand knives to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne! ”

Zhang Bangchang, who was forced to be a fake emperor by the Jurchens, did not dare to mess around, and now that the Wu Dynasty court has transferred to Jiangning, the news that the new emperor is going to succeed to the throne has been spread, Xu Qiang said this, and arched his hand: "The green forest all said, the eight-armed dragon king Shi brothers, strong in martial arts, jealous and hateful." Today also happened to be encountered, such a grand event, if the brothers can go over together, with the skills of the Shi brothers, the possibility of this devil ambushing will inevitably increase greatly. If Brother Shi and the two brothers are interested, we might as well go along. ”

Xu Qiang looked at Shi Jin, his martial arts are good, and he is also a master in Jingzhou, but his reputation is not obvious. But if you can find the eight-armed dragon king who attacked the golden camp, and even after the competition, become friends, brothers or something, it will naturally be a big momentum. saw that Shi Jin also looked over, looked at him for a moment, and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, there are still important things to do in the next place, and I can't go down to kill the demons. I only congratulate Brother Xu on his success and killing the traitor. After saying this, he said after a while, "It's just that the demon is scheming, Brother Xu, and all the brothers, you have to be careful." ”

Xu Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Natural and natural, not reluctant, not reluctant." However, no matter how scheming and not a god-man is, I have waited for the past, and I have put life and death out of the way. This man is perverse, and we will do the right thing for heaven, and we will not be afraid of him! ”

When he said the words "for the heavens", Shi Jin frowned, and then Xu Qiang and the other four also laughed and said some impassioned words. Not long after, the dinner dispersed, and everyone returned to the room, talking about the attitude of the eight-armed dragon king, Xu Qiang and the others were always a little puzzled. Before dawn on the second day, everyone got up and set off, Xu Qiang invited Shi Jin again, and then left the meeting place until both sides left the small inn. One of the people next to Xu Qiang looked over here and spat out.

"Phew, what an eight-armed dragon king, I think he is also a fame and reputation fisherman!"

On the other side, Shi Jin's horse turned the mountain road, and he frowned. I looked back. The brothers around him couldn't get used to the attitude of Xu Qiang's five people, and said: "These things don't know the height of the sky!" Brother Shi, do you want me to catch up and give them some good looks! ”

Shi Jin shook his head: "I also have some holidays with that demon, but whether he is good or bad, now I can't tell." He let out a long breath, "These guys aren't bad people, I'm just afraid." They can't come back......"

Everyone's horses ran away to both sides, and in front of the door of the small inn, Lin Chong came out of the darkness, he looked into the distance, and the sky in the east was already slightly white. After a while, he also sighed.

Far behind the mountains. There are also countless distant mountains......

Xu Qiang and others, including more green forest people, quietly came to the northwest, north of Luliang. The general of the Jin State has completely cut off several smuggling routes to Lüliang -- the current Emperor of the Jin State, Wu Qimai, was already very taboo about this kind of private connection between the Jin and Han people, but now it is on the cusp, and it is not difficult to cut off this already difficult route with a high-pressure policy in a short period of time.

In the southwest, the Western Xia general, Lai Saile, also adopted a high-pressure policy against refugees and merchants who came and went in the mountains. It must be the head of the owl for public display. At this time, it was already June, and Li Qianshun had taken Yuanzhou, and at the same time was sweeping the land around Huanzhou, preparing to block the foundation of the activities of the Western Army and cut off all his retreats. Western Xia domestic. More troops are being sent to this side, and the entire northwest, excluding the battle losses, the Western Xia army at this time has reached 130,000 people. Coupled with the Han army that was incorporated after stabilizing the situation during this period of time, the size of the entire army can already go to more than 200,000.

This is a number that is difficult to shake even if the golden people come.

In Xiaocanghe, Qingmu Village and other places, the grain storage has almost bottomed out, although the wheat on the river beach is gradually ripening, but everyone knows that these things are not worth much. Aoki Village also grows wheat, but it is also a long way from feeding the people in the village. With the reduction of everyone's food quota and the severance of trade routes, both sides are already under tremendous pressure.

In the morning, in the courtyard halfway up the mountainside, Ning Yi brought gruel and dough cakes into the room, and ate breakfast with Su Tan'er, who was lying on the bed, with some pickles. Su Tan'er fell ill, in the past half a year, she was responsible for the use of materials in the entire valley and lost twenty pounds, especially with the gradual bottoming out of the grain storage, she was a little unable to eat, every day, if it wasn't for Ning Yi to accompany her, she would have been extremely difficult to swallow the food.

Regarding the fact that Su Tan'er couldn't eat a little, Ning Yi couldn't say much. The husband and wife bear a lot of things together, and the huge pressure is not something that ordinary people can understand. If it was just psychological pressure, she didn't fall, and it was only in the past few days that she had reached the menstrual period and her resistance was weak, so she was a little sick and feverish. While eating breakfast, Ning Yi suggested handing over the matter at hand, anyway, there were not many materials in the valley, and the use had already been allocated, but Su Tan'er shook her head and refused.

She smiled and said, "I remembered that when I was in Jiangning, my family was going to seize the imperial business. ”

At that time, she was burdened with the affairs of the entire Su family, exhausted, and finally fell ill, and Ning Yi carried all the things for her. This time, she was also sick, but she was unwilling to let go of what she was doing.

In the distance outside the window, the Xiaocang River meanders by, and on the side of the riverbank, large areas of wheat waves are gradually turning yellow.

In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the wheat is about to be harvested.

A high-pressure atmosphere, together with the unbearable summer heat, is enveloping the northwest.

"It's almost time." After taking a small sip of porridge, she looked out the window, and Ning Yi also glanced at it.

“…… Well, almost. ”

The couple chatted, and after a while, Ning Xi dragged a small basket and ran in jumping, showing them a few wild vegetables that they had picked this morning, and at the same time applying to go out with the little girl named Min Chuyi in the afternoon to find something to eat to supplement the family, Ning Yi smiled and agreed. (To be continued.) )

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